Nepal

This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal’s Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights threats to the catchment area that provides vital drinking water to Kathmandu’s fast-growing population.

The Strengthening Urban Preparedness, Earthquake Preparedness, and Response in Western Region of Nepal (SUPER) Project worked to empower provincial and local governing units and to enhance their earthquake preparedness and urban readiness.

This report investigates key climate change hazards affecting Nepali households and livelihoods, and analyses their distributional impacts by combining spatial distributions of exposure with measures of socio-economic vulnerability and coping ability.

Due to climate change, the future Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risk is more likely in the Himalayas. Despite several GLOF studies, little attention has been given to the combined or cascading GLOF events.

This seismic risk profile of Nepal, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

This report captures and builds on learning from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) anticipatory action pilot in Nepal.

This Nepal Disaster Management Reference Handbook provides a baseline understanding of key national entities involved in Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HADR), disaster management, and the military’s role in disaster relief in the country.

This synthesis report presents an updated analysis of the social protection landscape in Asia and the Pacific and identifies priorities for enhancing both food security and nutrition and improving responses to risks and shocks.